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As senators across the country bicker about the inclusion of earmarks in the $1.1 billion omnibus bill, there is at least one item included in the legislation that won’t add a penny to the national debt. The four senators representing Massachusetts and Rhode Island have proved successful in getting language that would restrict federal funds from being used in the permitting process related to …

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Republican senators stand to lose nearly $2 billion in project money they requested, if they stick with their leadership. Read more…

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THE proposed US cap-and-trade Climate Bill could increase the input costs of a typical Midwestern farm by tens of thousands of dollars annually, according to an analysis by the highly respected Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute.

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White House iStock.jpg With the election behind us and Congress returning on November 15th for a short legislative session, we have one critical week to make full and dedicated funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) a reality. Take Action! Urge your Senate leader to support S. 3663.

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Senators are making another push at requiring utilities to use more renewable energy such as wind, solar and geothermal.

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Those who hold the Senate in low esteem can get a sympathetic ear from some of the chamber’s newer members. These lawmakers also are fed up with the Senate’s ways and would like to change them.

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MONTGOMERY — A look at the campaign and personal finance reports of Alabama’s two U.S. senators, their committee assignments and their personal financial disclosure forms provide clues about their links to power in Washington.

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Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with senators on Tuesday to push for passage this year of a bill to fight climate change and revamp energy policy, the White House …

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DENVER – Sen. Bruce Whitehead’s renewable energy bill passed the Legislature on Friday in a 21-13 vote, but even before it passed, the bill generated enough heat to raise temperatures in the Senate.

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